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Thursday, March 28, 2013  The Syracuse Orange are trying to keep up their momentum as they continue their NCAA tournament run in the Sweet 16 Thursday night. They're meeting the Indiana Hoosiers in Orange rival territory, the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., home court to the Georgetown Hoyas. Some Hoyas fans are rooting for Syracuse.

Friday, March 08, 2013  If the past 34 seasons have taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected in this rivalry. That's why this game can go either way.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Jack the Sports Dog is on an impressive 5 game winning streak. But something was bothering our resident sports guru.

Monday, February 25, 2013  After suffering a defeat at the hands of their hated rival over the weekend, the Syracuse Orange also had insult added to injury as they dropped out of the top ten in the latest college basketball polls released Monday.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  In front of a record 35,012 fans at the Carrie Dome, Georgetown's Otto Porter scored 33 points in the Hoyas 57-46 victory over the Syracuse Orange.

Friday, February 22, 2013  It's hard to believe, but today marks the end of an era. For the final time, Syracuse and Georgetown will lock horns in the Carrier Dome.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Syracuse ended the first half on a 27-2 run en route to its 25 point win over Providence

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Brianna Butler scored 16 points and Kayla Alexander had 13 points and 10 rebounds as No. 23 Syracuse pulled ahead with a 20-4 second-half run for a 69-60 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Syracuse University has made it official: The school will retire former star forward Carmelo Anthony’s jersey during a ceremony in February.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Brian Casey totaled a game-high four points, including three goals, for Georgetown. Travis Comeau and Dan McKinney added two goals each for the Hoyas.

Friday, April 20, 2012  The Orange is looking to secure one of the last two berths in the inaugural BIG EAST Conference Championship, which it can do with a victory Saturday against Hoyas.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  The 18 year old made the announcement live on ESPNU, deciding to play for the current NCAA National Champions the Kentucky Wildcats, rather than the other college teams on his final list which included SU and Georgetown.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  One of the SU basketball team's biggest rivalries is renewed tonight at the Carrier Dome when Georgetown takes on the Orange.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  As "Rivalry Week" kicks into full gear with the # 2 Orange hosting the # 12 Hoyas, it's impossible not to recognize that this will be one of the final Big East meetings between Syracuse and Georgetown.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  Whether this is SU's last year in the Big East or not is irrelevant to how intense Wednesday's game with the Orange and Hoyas will be. Syracuse is clearly the class of the Big East, ranked #2 in the nation and would like nothing more than to add another quality win over #11 Georgetown.